Recorded 1917–1980 Boys' name Peak 1966 253 births

Crespin — boys' name

253 babies named Crespin in U.S. Social Security records since 1917, with the highest year being 1966. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s131920s521930s491940s421950s351960s341970s211980s7
1920s
Peak decade

21% of everyone ever named Crespin was born in this single decade.

1966
Single peak year

11 babies were named Crespin in 1966 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Crespin

The Social Security Administration has registered 253 babies named Crespin between 1917 and 1980, spanning 64 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Crespin currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1980. The name reached its historical peak in 1966, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Crespin performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 52 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Crespin shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 129 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Crespin in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Crespin in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 253 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Crespin at a glance

Last recorded 1980

Total births

253

Since 1917

64 years of records

Peak year

1966

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1980

Active since

1917

Recorded for 64 years

Last year on file: 1980

Crespin popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–1917

Last recorded 1980
Peak year (1966)
11
Annual births at peak — across 64 years of records
4681012 198019661956194819411934192719201917 5

Crespin by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
52 births that decade — 21% of Crespin's all-time total
1910s131920s521930s491940s421950s351960s341970s211980s7

Crespin by state

Where Crespin concentrates geographically — total births since 1917

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Crespin
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
129 51.0%
Texas share of Crespin's total US births 51.0%

129 of 253 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Crespin?
253 babies have been named Crespin since 1917. It was last recorded in 1980. The peak year was 1966 with 11 births.
When was Crespin most popular?
Crespin was most popular in the 1920s decade with 52 total births. The single peak year was 1966.
Where is Crespin most popular?
The top states for the name Crespin are Texas (129 births).
How long has the name Crespin been used?
Crespin has been recorded in Social Security data since 1917, spanning 64 years of data through 1980.
What names are similar to Crespin?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Crew, Creed, Creighton, Cree, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1917–1980 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.